Teen shot, critically wounded on West Side

A 16-year-old boy was shot several times and critically wounded in the Austin neighborhood this afternoon, police said.

The teen was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and was in critical condition following the shooting in the 1300 block of North Lockwood Avenue about 5 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien.

The boy was on the street when someone came up to him on foot and shot him four times in the lower body, O'Brien said. The attacker then ran to a waiting vehicle nearby and the vehicle drove off.

Area North detectives were investigating. Police did not have a detailed description of the attacker or the vehicle.